NEC MD212MC Guida Informativa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
 
 

Media Contact: Philip Anast   

 

 

                     

Tech Image (for NEC Display Solutions) 
(847) 279-0022, x238 

 

philip.anast@techimage.com

 

, a leading provider of 

 solutions, today recommended that radiologists 

reconsider any plans to use consumer-grade LCD displays for primary diagnostic reads 

of patient scans.   

 

Use of consumer-grade panels is on the rise due partly to the increase in teleradiology – 

where radiologists perform readings outside of their hospital, lab or office – coupled with 

hospital budgetary constraints.  The trend can adversely affect both patient safety and 

radiologist productivity. NEC Display, which offers both varieties of displays, including 

DICOM-calibrated medical diagnostic displays, and professional- and commercial-grade 

LCD displays, suggests there are specific criteria important in evaluating displays for 

primary radiology reads. 

 

According to the American College of Radiology, more than 70 percent of radiology errors 

are perceptual (Footnote No. 1: See 

http://www.acr.org/MainMenuCategories/about_us/committees/ethics/SurvivalStrategiesf

orRadiologyDoc20.aspx

), meaning a failure to perceive a radiographic abnormality.  Such 

errors can impact patient care and raise the risk of liability. Ability to see radiographic 

abnormalities can be directly linked to the diagnostic display’s ability to show small